Allied Armies Press East of Douai Amid Zealous Advance
British American forces entered Douai and crossed the Scheldt canal, pushing back German lines. Ostend cleared, Belgian patrols in Bruges, and about 1000 prisoners taken on the Le Cateau Bohain front as seven German divisions are reported captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ostend
Douai
Bruges
le Cateau-Bohain Front
Havre
Belgium
Belgian War Office
Germany
Chariterli
Krushecatz
Paris
Belgrade
Balkan
Broussee
Kalma
Local nurse on hospital train aids influenza relief
Miss Cornéla Rutherford a Winchester Memorial Hospital graduate is among ten nurses aboard the Maryland State Hospital train sent to Massachusetts by Surgeon General Blue to combat the Spanish influenza epidemic. Dr. D. Z. Danott leads, with Miss Blythe Jones overseeing the nursing staff on the cooperative rail hospital. The unit, visiting Quincy for two weeks, then Cumberland Maryland, received thanks from city officials and shipyard workers as influenza cases declined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland State Hospital
Massachusetts
Blue
Cornéla Rutherford
Winchester Memorial Hospital
D. Z. Danott
Western Maryland Railroad
Mies Bdythe Jones
Baltimore
Western
Maryland
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Quincy
Mass
Great
Fore River
Health Department
Cumberland
Mid
Elsie Love Rutherford
Fewer Deaths Yet Epidemic Spreads In Winchester
The influenza death rate has dropped over the past two days while more cases appear in milder form in Winchester and surrounding county. One local doctor treats more than 300 cases. no Winchester death directly from the disease has occurred, and early-week fatalities were not contracted locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Volunteers Sought to Cook for Ill in District Appeal
Mrs H D Puller president of the District Nurse Association appealed for volunteers to cook for many influenza and pneumonia patients with no home help. She asked capable women to prepare gelatine custards and similar dishes and to contact her at her home or send names and addresses for arrangements. The Dietrich Nurse Association reported a good response as Winchester women aid those struck by illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Puller
District Nurse Association
Dietrich Nurse
Winchester
Harrisonburg Daily Independent Faces Ill Newsroom Crisis
The Harrisonburg Virginia Valley Daily Independent reports it cannot publish today due to influenza and pneumonia sweeping the office. Manager Marty B. Thatcher, formerly of Winchester and The Star, is listed as critically ill, with the paper noting its progress under his leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
Via
Daily Independent
Newsi Record
Marty B. Thatcher
The
Independent
Thatcher
Winchester
Wos
Star
Virginia Valley
Ford truck sale warns of limited stock in Winchester
Six Ford trucks unloaded Wednesday at thigh Week. Only three remain unsold. Get your truck now before the next shipment is not known. Buy Liberty Bonds. Winchester Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty
Furnished Room for Rent with Bath near Central Heat
Furnished room available for one or two gentlemen. Includes bath hot water heating and electricity. Central location noted.
Jailor and Wife Stricken With Influenza at City Jail
An unusual illness struck Jailor Lewis E. Armel and his wife in the city and county jail. Both are reported seriously ill with influenza as volunteers and a nurse from the District Nurse's Association assist. Sheriff Pannett takes charge of the jail and prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis E. Armel
gher‘Lee Pannett
Milse._ Strickler
Armel
Pannett
Arme
Ladies Laboring for Chocolates and Local Ads
Assorted chocolates at 59c for sale from People's Drug Co Inc. Also in this notice a Chevrolet car and steam engine for sale at 535 Fairmount Ave by Robert Shultz with a request for a naval officer's wife to find a 7 or 8 room house near Hague New York. A Liberty Loan meeting for scouts is planned tonight at 8 with lunch to follow. Jersey cows sale at J D Markers on October 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chevrolet
Fairmount Avenue
Robert Shultz
P.O. Box
Hague
New York
Wanted Orchard Help Two Girls for Orchard Work
Advertisement seeking two girls to fill nursery vacancies for influenza cases and to assist in orchard work. Apply at once to Mrs Fuller Harris Green's Orchard phone 6102 dated 17 April to 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ful. Harris
Green’s Orchard
Four New Overland Touring Cars Arrive at Chapman’s Auto
Four new Overland Touring Cars arrived by freight at Chapman's Auto Supply Co in Winchester Virginia. The ad warns the models may be discontinued unless peace comes and urges customers to buy Liberty Bonde now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapman's Auto Supply CO
Winchester
Local Business Suffers Cash-Only Policy and Late Bookkeeping Notice
The notice states all charge accounts will be discontinued effective immediately and business will operate on cash only. Debtors are urged to remit before October 18 1918 due to loss of their bookkeeper. Also contains classified items about a farm for sale near Clearbrook Virginia a drug company ad and livestock for sale near Winchester plus a boys wanted ad and a small house for rent at the Star office.
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Fhemy
Scheldt Canal
Oubouriptiong
Wire To the Star
London
Ardenne
Cambrai
British War Office
Lille
Turcoing
War Office
North Sea
Lys River
Flanders
Inglemasters
Muelebeke
Inglemuster
Ypres
Inglemmuster
HMS
Verdun
Hill No
Oise
Serre
Laon
Angguibcourt
Aisne
Vouviers
All Seeds
Winchester Seed Co., Inc
East Piccadilly Street
Ladies of ‘the Red Cross
J. D. Marker
Star Office
Greers
J. S
Sted Os
C. L. Worthington
Lars
Omer
Winchester Arti Frederick County
Banke
Michea
Virginia Woolen Company
W. 8
Hifett
Hiett
Hst Am
Stephens City
Stephens City Bank
Central Committee
L. A. Adame
Charles Worthington
Ington
B. Inoue
L. McDonald
W. H. Bossenman
H. Clay deGrange
H. D. Robinson
Mattie
Barrow
Catherine BE
Miter
H. H. Woodward
S. Rosenmeyer
Magete H. Myera
John H. Myers
William B. Wagner
B. A. Humeton Pete
Robert Dol
Miller Carl ‘T. Cather
Herbert S
Willameon
Marie
Robinson Elsie Zinn
T. Hf. Zinn
Lillian Haycock
David Barrett
Paul EB
Shryock
Mary
Brown
Katharine R. Glass
Carrol
Solenberger
Carl M. Larrick
Jonah L. Laritiek
Peyton J
Cornelia Rutherford
Iistrict Nurse Association
Ma‘ady
Lady Marion
People’s Drug Co., Inc
E. Weter St
Liberty Loan
J. D
H. W. Ebert
Clearbrook
J. C. S. Myers
Inwood, W. Va
Apple Pie Ridge
I. W. Ebert
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